Shoe



Dec. 24, 1940. C. J. CNRAD SHOE Filed Oct. 14, 1939 orzead .f Conc-adMoa/M36 Patented Dec. 24, 1940 i UNITED STATES PATENT CFFICE 1 Claim.

'I'he present invention relates to shoes and more particularly to a shoeprovided with means for suspending the same from a support.

The primary objects of the instant invention are to provide a shoeadapted for suspension from supporting means projecting from a verticalwall or the like so that the shoe may be hung up when not in use; toprovide such a shoe formed for cooperation with such supporting means atno greater manufacturing cost than former shoes of conventional type;and, to provide such a shoe incorporating means for so hanging up thesame which means do not detract from the appearance or from the wearingquality of the shoe.

Illustrative embodiments of the invention are shown in the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of two pairs of mens shoes suspended ona bar secured between spaced walls, here shown in vertical section;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view thereof on line 2-2of Figure l;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view, similar to Figure 2 butshowing a modified embodiment of the invention;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view on line 4--4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of a womans shoe showingano-ther modified embodiment of the invention; and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary side elevational view thereof showing the shoesuspended from a supporting rack projecting from a wall shown invertical section.

Referring to this drawing in which like parts are designated by the samenumerals in the several views, and referring rst to Figures 1 and 2, across-sectional rectangular supporting bar I8 has its opposite endsdisposed in notches in blocks I2 'secured to spaced vertical Walls I3 asby screws I4.

Mens 'shoes I5 having soles i6 and heels Il secured to the undersides ofthe soles I6 at the rearward extremities thereof in any conventionalmanner are suspended from the supporting bar I0 in toe-downwardpositions, the heel I1 of each shoe being provided with aCross-sectionally rectangular recess I8 extending the Width of the heeland extending rearwardly from the front surface I9 of the heel adjacentthe shoe sole I8 to which the heel is secured.

The recess I8 in each heel I1 is adapted to rel ceive and embrace aportion of the supporting bar of the sole |61 at the rearward extremitythereof, is provided with a relatively narrow recess |81 extendingrearwardly from the front surface |91 of the heel adjacent the sole ofthe shoe. This recess |81 is adapted to receive and embrace the upwardlybent shank of a supporting screw |81 or the like threaded in a verticalwall |31, and thus the shoe |51 is removably supported adjacent the wall|31 in a toe-downward position.

Figures 5 and 6 illustrate another modied embodiment of the invention.In these views is shown a Womans shoe |52 having a sole |62 and a heel|12 secured by any conventional means to the rearward extremity of thesole |62 of the shoe. As here shown, the heel |12 is provided with anannular bore or recess |82 extending rearwardly from the front surface|92 of the heel and intermediate the top and bottom of the heel.

This recess |82 is adapted to receive and embrace a cylindrical peg 2|)projecting upwardly from a supporting bracket |82 secured by anysuitable means to a vertical Wall |32, and thus the shoe I52 isremovably supported on the bracket |02 in a toe-downward position.

It will readilyy be seen that in the forms of the invention illustratedin Figures 1-4 inclusive, the recess I8 or |81 may be formed in the heelIl or I11 at the time the heel is molded with no increase inmanufacturing cost. In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures5 and 6, the recess |82 is formed in the heel by the simple andinexpensive method of boring an annular recess in the heel.

It will further be seen that, inasmuch as the recesses I8, |81 and |82are in the forward parts of their respective heels I1, |11 and |12,these recesses do not interfere with the wearing quality of the heelssince the rearward parts 0f the heels sustain the percussion and wearduring use of the shoes.

The present invention provides convenient and economical means forhanging up shoes when they are not -in use, and while but severalspeciiic embodiments of the invention have been herein shown anddescribed, it will be understood that certain details of theconstructions shown may be altered or omitted without departing from thespirit of the invention as the same is dened by the following claim.

I claim:

A shoe provided with a heel at its rearward extremity having a recesstherein extending rearwardly from the front surface of the heel andintermediate the top and bottom of the heel, said recess extending thewidth of the heel whereby the shoe may be suspended from a supportseated in said recess.

CONRAD Jv CONRAD.

